UNSPSC 50302011: Nectarberries

The variety of blackberries known as nectarberries

UNSPSC 50302011 Nectarberries is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, captures institutional fresh fruit procurement for child nutrition and correctional food service programs rather than retail nectarberry sales specifically. State and local governments are soliciting fresh produce under this code through school districts, Head Start agencies, city departments, and county boards of education serving child and adult nutrition programs subject to CACFP, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and National School Lunch Program compliance. Issuing bodies span school nutrition departments across single districts and multi-district cooperatives, county corrections facilities, city senior services divisions, and child care agencies. The work involves sourcing, delivering, and managing fresh fruit supply chains—often on cost-plus or firm fixed-price bases—with strict quality, food safety, traceability, and delivery-window requirements. Vendors manage weekly or twice-weekly routes, maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, carry $500,000 to $2 million liability insurance depending on contract value, and comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic content for processed items) and state-level set-asides where applicable.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon, with scattered activity in other states. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program items (due August 4, 2026) serving 400 children across five supply categories including fresh fruits; Madison Metropolitan School District IFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026) sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin with organic-produce pricing preference; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary sites (proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated $600,000 annual budget); and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 aggregating 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas (proposals due March 4, 2026, approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend). Cooperative purchasing vehicles like GEC are active, and local-vendor preferences and minority-owned-business status scoring appear in multiple jurisdictions. Most contracts run school-year or fiscal-year terms (July through June) with optional one- to four-year renewal periods.